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After Islamist Rule, Egyptian Copts View Sisi as Bulwark

The Islamists have been crushed following Morsi's overthrow by the army in July. Many of the Christians hope Sisi, the leading candidate in the...

Carter Warns Egypt ‘Stands on the Precipice;’ Laments Morsi’s Fall

The Carter Center will not be sending observers for Egypt's 26-27 May election, which many believe retired Field Marshal Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will win...

Egypt’s Sisi Asks for U.S. Help in Fighting Terrorism

In his first interview with an international news organization in the run-up to the May 26-27 vote, Sisi called for the resumption of U.S....

Sudan Woman Gets Death Sentence for Apostasy

The case, thought to be the first of its kind to be heard in Sudan, involves a woman whose Christian name is Mariam Yahia Ibrahim...

The Middle East’s Christians and “the Jordanian Option”

For King Abdullah II, the Argentinian Successor of Peter’s visit is going to be an event of key importance that will allow him to...

The Muslim Brotherhood Struggles in a New Egypt

But even for an organization accustomed to operating outside the law, the group’s current circumstances are unprecedented. The military’s ousting of longtime Brotherhood official...

Iraq’s Vanishing Christians

The disappearance of Iraq’s religious minorities has been a troubling trend since the US-led invasion in 2003, and it has threatened to end the...

What Would Sisi’s Presidency Look Like?

The interview lasted for five hours and was split into two episodes, broadcast May 5-6. The interview was recorded several days before, meaning the content was edited....

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